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The Spline Editor includes different ways to control which splines are displayed. The majority of
these options are available in the Options menu, located in the upper-right corner of the Spline
Editor panel.
The Options menu is used to control which
splines are displayed in the Spline Editor.
Show Only Selected Tools: You can choose to limit the splines displayed in the Spline
Editor by showing only the splines from selected tools. Choosing this option at the top
of the Options menu displays only the splines for tools currently selected in the Node
Editor.
Show All/None: The default behavior of the Spline Editor displays all the splines for
all the nodes with animated parameters. You can override this by enabling Show Only
Selected Tools in the Options menu. You can also disable the Show All setting by
choosing Show None, in which case the Spline Editor remains empty.
Expose All Controls: The Expose All Controls option is a way of not filtering the
parameters. Choosing this option displays all parameters in the Spline Editor header
for all nodes in the Node Editor. It can be a fast way of activating one of the parameters
and automatically adding an animation spline for it if one does not exist.
With a large number of nodes displayed, which themselves might have a large number
of parameters, this might lead to cluttering and slowing down the interface. This option
is most effective when used in conjunction with the Show Only Selected Tool option to
limit the number of nodes and parameters displayed and yield optimum performance.
Follow Active: The Follow Active option is located by right-clicking in the graph and
choosing Options > Follow Active. This option provides a way to filter the splines in
the graph while not filtering the header list of tools. Where the Show Only Selected
Tool option hides other tools in the header, the Follow Active option leaves the header
displaying all the tools but automatically enables only the splines of the Active tool.
Working with Filters
Filters allow you to select the specific types and classes of tools shown in the Spline Editor and
Keyframes Editor. For example, you can make a filter that shows only particle nodes or one that
only shows color correction and brightness/contrast tools.
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